First Known Use: 15th century
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umbles
noun plural um·bles \ˈəm-bəlz\
Definition of UMBLES
: the edible viscera of an animal (as a deer or hog)
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Origin of UMBLES
Middle English, alteration of noumbles, from Old French nombles loins, alteration of lumbles, from Latin lumbuli, diminutive of lumbi, plural of lumbus loin — more at loin
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